Hena is the Co-Founder & CEO @ Basis. Founded in 2019, Basis is equipping Indian women with the knowledge and tools they need to achieve financial independence and security. From growing up in Bangalore, to working at Wall street and moving back to India to startup - Hena shares her personal journey and insights into how men and women think about finance differently, ultimately leading her to start Basis. In this episode, we talk about the need for a unique solution to increase financial adoption for women, lessons in community building, differences in men and women's psychology when it comes to money, building a startup in India, labels like "female founder", and what's next for Fintech and Basis. Basis: https://basisfoundation.in Hena: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henamehta Adi: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheOfficialAdi Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_OfficialAdi Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:22 Mission of Basis 07:09 Origin of Basis 12:07 How women approach finances 14:57 Community Building 19:49 On Basis 28:52 Customer Stories 31:42 Hena's Childhood 36:49 Finance psychology - differences in USA vs India 39:00 What inspired Hena to return to India 41:02 Advice for young students 44:48 Work cultures in USA vs India 48:30 Being a working woman in India 54:00 Advice for women starting up 58:28 Fundraising 1:04:10 Insights 1:08:37 Fintech 1:14:57 Finance ecosystem in USA vs India 1:17:59 Resources 1:20:45 What's next? 1:21:34 Best way to join Basis

Yatin is the Co-Founder & CEO @ NOSH. Founded in 2018, NOSH is automating home cooking with its cooking robotic appliance. NOSH is designed to simplify the cooking process, ensuring high-quality meals with minimal effort, targeting busy households and food enthusiasts.

A visionary and problem-solver at heart, Yatin has a background in electronics and product design with various tech roles. His journey includes building wearable tech and consulting, which laid the foundation for building NOSH.

In our first episode, Yatin shares his insights from his journey building NOSH, the challenges of developing an automated cooking appliance, the vision for the future of kitchen automation, and advice for early-stage hardware startups.

Adi: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheOfficialAdi Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_OfficialAdi

NOSH: Website: https://www.letsnosh.io LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/euphotic-labs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_nosh_ Twitter: https://twitter.com/euphoticlabs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6tW3j0KsOlMKpGejWmz8xg

Yatin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yatinec/

Timestamps: 0:18 Starting NOSH 1:49 Target audience 13:03 Customizations 21:53 Nosh Team 24:45 Education 27:44 Government 31:17 Prototyping 34:42 Financing 36:56 10 Year Vision 38:40 Advice for Startups 42:21 Hardware 45:11 Journey before NOSH 47:23 Deciding to startup 51:50 Typical day at work 53:20 Work life balance 57:53 Yatin's role 59:48 Market 1:06:22 Capabilities 1:07:38 Supply Chain 1:09:43 Advice for Kitchen Appliances 1:12:29 Resources 1:13:53 Roll Models 1:15:24 What's Next? 1:17:12 How to reach